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Anglo Norman Poetry
Anglo Norman Poetry
Poetry
Feudal System
Feudal System
The Church
Architecture
Created beautiful
tapestries
Language
Bayeux Tapestry
romance literature,
and
courtly love.
Chivalric Code
Fight fairly
Be religious
Obey noblemen
Ballad
Romance
Romance
meant:
The
French vernacular
language of the middle ages.
Poetry
in this language.
Narratives
love.
The Romance
I. The Content of Romance:
The most prevailing kind of literature in feudal England
was the romance. It was a long composition, sometimes
in verse, sometimes in prose, describing the life and
adventures of a noble hero. The central character of
romances was the knight, a man of noble birth skilled
in the use of weapons. He was commonly described as
riding forth to seek adventures, taking part in
tournaments, or fighting for his lord in battle. He was
devoted to the church and the king. The code of
manners and morals of a knight is known as chivalry.
One who wanted to be a knight should serve an
apprenticeship as a squire until he was admitted to the
knighthood with solemn ceremony and the swearing of
oaths.